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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Silla go to work when the defense factories are closed after the War?
(a) A school.
(b) A prison.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A restaurant.

2. What type of job do most immigrant women in the story have?
(a) Doing laundry.
(b) Cleaning houses.
(c) Waitressing.
(d) Raising chickens.

3. Which of the following is Selina reminded about by the women in white associated with Father Peace?
(a) Infants.
(b) Brides.
(c) Goddesses.
(d) Nuns.

4. In Book 4, which of the of the following does Ina declare to care more about than boys?
(a) Her mother.
(b) School.
(c) Church.
(d) Going to college.

5. Why is Silla not happy about Deighton's good news?
(a) Because she worries that he will squander his inheritance.
(b) Because she does not want more children.
(c) Because she is afraid that money is evil.
(d) Because she thinks that he will kill her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Deighton tries to apply for an accounting job?

2. What does Deighton tell his family after having become more enthralled with Father Peace?

3. What is the Barbados island religion called?

4. Which of the following reasons does Selina accept as the basis for Silla's eviction of Suggie?

5. What happens when Silla goes into Miss Mary's room?

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